The killing of the pig in the Hidden Valley of Soller ‘Matances’ is a century old tradition in Majorca. For an entire year a family would fatten up a pig to slaughter it during “matançes”.Gatherings take place of family, friends and invited honoured guests to watch the killing of the pig and then get involved in…
MARIA MAYOL AND THE PROMOTION OF WOMEN’S CULTURE IN SÓLLER Did you know that… Maria Mayol was first a militant of Acció Republicana de Mallorca and then Esquerra Republicana Balear. In 1931 she helped to draw up a draft Statute of Autonomy for Mallorca and Ibiza. She was the first female Mallorcan candidate for election to Parliament in…
The Soller Valley welcomes the future Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 30th December 2014 Photographs by Rachel Fox The Christmas celebrations were enjoyed by most in Soller and New Year plans have been made or not depending on ones proclivities. Most of the restaurants are booked and the local coach companies…
A PIRATE ANGEL IN THE CAR PARK By Shirley RobertsA great night at the Mallorca Dream Homes party and then it was almost midnight and time to go home. Drove home (no alcohol had passed my lips) and parked in the car park near our house in the centre of Soller. By some idiot sleight…
By Shirley Roberts September 2019 What is the collective noun for four Nan’s? That was my word dilemma this week as London met Cala D’or and picked me up on the way. Our names give us away as being born in a certain time frame. You don’t get many Lyn, Sue, Val or Shirley’s these…
By Soller Shirley Do these numbers make for a Village or a Town? Soller is of course a City by the gift of King Alfonso, but few like to hold on to that official designation. So, Village or Town what is the criteria? Village life usually mean you largely know who your neighbours are and…
From 1959, Mallorca was in the middle of the Cold War with the construction of an American base on the highest peak of the Sierra de Tramuntana. Antoni Janer Torrens ARA Balears In the Balearic Islands, the scars of the Cold War are still clearly visible. On September 26, 1953, the Madrid Pacts were signed. After founding…
These are the tales we don’t want to read because they make us think 2021-09-09 Palma By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts These are the tales we don’t want to read because they make us think. An epidemic of ‘moving on’ stories have come my way and they have an effect on the lives we have grown to love in Mallorca….
Written by Shirley Roberts Sian Mackay is a writer and a long time resident of the Soller Valley. She has held many publishing roles including several years as a freelance journalist for newspapers including The Glasgow Herald and Times Educational Supplement. She also founded Moubray House Press in Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. Subsequently she has written…
The Vintage Soller Train is one of Mallorca’s biggest tourist attractions Vintage Soller Train, Palma At the beginning of the 20th century Soller’s orange production industry was thriving, but because the city is surrounded by mountains, it was impossible to transport goods and passengers to Palma. Getting to the capital involved a difficult and tiring slog down…
